Disability and the human condition. Changing the social determinants of di...

On its 30th anniversary, the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences dedicated its 2024 Plenary Session to \"Disability and Human Condition: Changing the Social Determinants of Disabilities and Building a New Culture of Inclusion.\" The Church's Social Doctrine affirms that persons with disabilities are fully human subjects, endowed with rights and duties, who, \"even with the limitations and sufferings inscribed in their bodies and faculties, place greater emphasis on human dignity and greatness.\"They must, therefore, be supported so that they may \"participate in family and social life in all dimensions and at all levels accessible t0 [their] possibilities.\" (Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church, 148). The international community has made significant strides in acknowledging the rights of persons with disabilities and the numerous barriers that impede their full integration into social life. However, in many regions, individuals with disabilities still confront discriminat